Chapter 10: Qi Is Born From Blood, Breakthrough!

"These boots are quite powerful!"

Li Yuan's eyes lit up as he shuttled through the crowd, controlling the 'Liuhe Boots'.

This is a more immediate improvement than the training hammer and the bone-chopping knife. Every step he took was like someone pushing him from behind. Not only did it save effort, but it was also faster.

The only drawback was that one shoe had some influence...

"Tsk tsk, he was walking as fast as a flying horse. Is the blessing of entering the rank so intuitive? This is still one boot. If there were two, wouldn't the speed be even faster?"

He jumped out three or four meters as soon as he lifted his foot. Feeling the strong 'pushing back feeling', Li Yuan's eyes lit up. The muddy and smooth snow did not affect him at all.

"A first-level weapon-controlling talisman can only control one weapon at a time. It takes two days to cool down after changing it... I have to upgrade and make money!"

Li Yuan was happy and a little distressed.

Money is hard to make, and it has been like this since ancient times.

In the past month, in addition to joining the kitchen to greatly improve his food and drink, he has also tried other methods.

But the skills he learned in his previous life were useless, whether it was for performing rituals or assisting in childbirth.

There was no capital to buy low and sell high, and even if there was capital, there was a threshold that could not be bypassed.

Gangs!

All the industries in Gaoliu County had long been divided up by various families. Fishing and woodcutting were controlled by the Chai Gang and the Yu Gang, not to mention other industries.

"Liang Ashui is here!"

Suddenly, someone shouted in the market.

Li Yuan looked up and saw a huge crowd gathering towards the young man carrying several fish baskets in the west.

He was strong and had a slightly dark complexion, but he was the Liang Ashui he had seen before, who was very famous in Chaiyufang in recent months.

"Did he catch another spiritual fish?"

Li Yuan muttered to himself.

He was also a frequent buyer, so he had naturally heard of Liang Ashui's deeds.

It is said that his parents died early, but he has mastered the skill of fishing. He caught three spirit fishes in succession. He not only renovated his house, but also joined the Lihe Martial Arts School, one of the three major martial arts schools in the inner city.

The fishing gangs that were targeting him were helpless.

"Red eyebrow fish? Qin is lucky. How much is this fish? I'll take it!"

In the midst of the noise, Li Yuan heard a familiar voice, very loud. Who else could it be but Qin Xiong?

Among the pedestrians who were just over 1.7 meters tall on the street, Qin Xiong, who was 1.98 meters tall, was more than a crane standing out from the crowd?

Wherever he passed, pedestrians retreated and let him walk to Liang Ashui.

"Spirit fish."

Glancing at the huge crowd, Li Yuan felt a little itchy.

The price of spirit fish made him daunted, but also made him excited. This money came too quickly. One fish was the monthly salary of more than a dozen apprentices for three years!

"It's a pity that I've never seen any weapons related to fishing..."

Li Yuan looked from a distance for a while, then turned and left.

...

Li Yuan put the silver in his pocket, went back to the forging shop first, picked up two salted fish, asked for leave, went through the alleys and streets, and came to the yard of his second brother Li Lin's house.

It was sunny at noon, the snow in the city was gradually melting, and people were shoveling snow in front of their doors in the streets and alleys.

Li Lin was pushing snow out of the alley, looked up and saw Li Yuan, and immediately smiled:

"Come in and take a rest first, I'll push this little snow out and make you something to eat!"

"No need, second brother, I just ate."

Li Yuan stuffed the two salted fish into his second brother's hand and grabbed the shovel to clear the snow.

"Good boy, your strength has increased!"

Li Lin was startled, and took the salted fish with a smile, saying:

"Then you sweep the snow, I will cook these two salted fish for you, just in time, your sister-in-law bought two pounds of fat yesterday..."

"If I really eat it, can the kitchen helper be hungry?"

Li Yuan was helpless, but he didn't call Li Lin, so he could only clean up the snow with his hands and feet. When he entered the yard again, he could already smell the fragrance of fish.

"Go inside and wait for a while, it's cold outside."

Li Lin was busy, without raising his head:

"It snowed early this year, and the winter clothes were just made. They are next to the bed. Go and try them to see if they fit."

"Second brother!"

Li Yuan caught a glimpse of the winter clothes in the house, and his heart tightened.

"Second brother, you, where did you get so much money?"

Firewood comes first, food, clothing, shelter and transportation, clothing comes first. A winter coat is not cheap. Even the worst cloth plus a cotton coat costs more than one or two taels of silver, which is enough for an ordinary family to eat for half a year.

"The price of charcoal before winter is good. I have collected more firewood in the past few months. With your sister-in-law's wages, making a cotton coat is nothing?"

After stewing the salted fish, Li Lin also returned to the house, closed the door, picked up the cotton coat and put it on Li Yuan, smiling:

"You are really a little boy who grows up every month. Fortunately, your sister-in-law made a size bigger, otherwise it would be tight to wear!"

"I don't want this cotton coat. The forging shop will issue a winter coat after winter. This one, you can modify it and give it to your sister-in-law. She is also very hard-working to wash clothes for others."

Li Yuan shook his head and took off the clothes.

"What good clothes can an apprentice have? Just wear them!"

Li Lin glared, but saw that his third brother frowned and didn't say anything. Knowing his stubborn temper, he had to soften his tone:

"Our family has been impoverished for many years, and your sister-in-law is still willing to marry me. If I treat her badly, wouldn't I be struck by lightning? Here, you take it."

Seeing Li Lin's firm attitude, Li Yuan had to accept it, but he also held his second brother's hand:

"Second brother, tell me the truth, did you borrow money from someone?"

"Who told you? That fat guy..."

Li Lin frowned, but soon relaxed. He glanced at the doors and windows and lowered his voice:

"I borrowed some money from Qianbao in the front street. Nine out of ten return, normal market conditions, I said I would give it to him before the beginning of winter next year... Although our family is poor, we still have some savings. You..."

Li Lin coughed as he spoke, and footsteps were heard outside the door. It was the second sister-in-law who came back.

"Second brother, you..."

Li Yuan wanted to ask clearly, but seeing the beautiful woman pushing the door in, he had to put it off for the time being.

"Sister-in-law."

Li Yuan greeted.

"Yes."

The woman went to the kitchen to get warm water to soak her chilblained hands, and responded without turning her head:

"Since you are here, take the cotton coat, so that your second brother doesn't have to run again! I don't know what bad luck I have..."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Li Yuan hurriedly thanked her and automatically ignored the rest of the words.

He respected his second sister-in-law very much.

After the Li family fell into ruin, she did not deny the engagement, but married his second brother with her dowry. The previous foreign debt was also paid off with her own dowry.

"The fish is ready, I'll go serve it!"

Li Lin lowered his head and dared not speak, and ran to the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, I've eaten at noon, so I'll leave first."

Li Yuan also wanted to run.

Two fish and two pounds of meat looked a lot, but if he stayed, the couple would probably not eat a few bites, which he didn't want.

"Eat before leaving, eh?"

"Stinky boy!"

The shouts of his brother and sister-in-law came from behind, and Li Yuan hugged his cotton coat and walked out of the alley without looking back.

With the blessing of flying steps, Li Lin chased out but didn't even see a shadow, so he had to stomp his feet and go back to the house.

...

"Qian Bao? Lives in the front street, seems to be a small leader of the fishing gang? Nine out of thirteen return, this is actually fair in my memory?"

Outside the alley, Li Yuan slowed down his pace, recalled, and felt a little relieved.

In his memory, his second brother seemed simple, but he was not an ordinary person. He was able to raise him with a lot of debts when his father and grandfather died and his eldest brother disappeared. He should not have borrowed money that he could not repay, right?

But can loan sharks be good people?

Recalling some rumors about loan sharks and loan sharks in his previous life, Li Yuan suddenly felt urgent.

"I have to make money!"

Li Yuan gritted his teeth:

"Before that, practice the White Ape Cloak Hammer to the basics!"

...

...

"Exhale!"

"Inhale!"

The moonlight shone on the snow, very bright. In the small courtyard, Li Yuan was holding an ape-shaped pile and constantly adjusting his breathing.

"The book records that the Ape Six Breathing Method completely replaced the original breathing method, and the Ape Cloak Hammer was considered to be a great success, but Fatty Sun's breathing seems to be normal..."

Relaxing his muscles and bones, Li Yuan thought in his mind.

About half an hour later, he felt the vibration of the weapon-controlling scroll, and then he closed his eyes slightly, took off the "Liuhe Boots" on the gray stone platform, and regained control of the "training hammer".

"In an instant, decades of experience in hammer training came into my mind, this kind of power..."

Feeling the iron hammer in his hand, Li Yuan adjusted his breathing.

Huh!

At a certain moment, the hammer head broke the wind, and the ape-like arm swung.

Pieces of snow were lifted into the air, and Li Yuan stood still and danced with the hammer. The mastery-level hammer method did not include the breathing method, but the hammer method was originally related to the breathing method.

Gradually, his movements became faster and faster, and the noise was so loud that even Fatty Sun in the room woke up.

But soon, he stopped his movements and stood still.

"Huh?"

Fatty Sun narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Huh!"

"Inhale!"

Li Yuan was immersed in the sound of his own breathing.

He felt as if he had turned into a breath, which sank into his limbs and bones along the respiratory tract. His perception became very sensitive,

and he could even "hear" the sound of his own blood?

Buzz!

At a certain moment, Li Yuan opened his eyes wide, and felt a faint gas coming out of his blood!

"It's done!"